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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

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If you don’t believe me, check out my harvests for 2010 and 2011. Learning How to Eat Sustainably One of the easiest ways we have found to live more sustainably is to reduce our carbon footprint. Harvest Report 2010 Some of you may think that this post is late in coming but I just picked my bell peppers last.

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How To Meet New Friends In A New City

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I moved to Vancouver in 2010, and worried about making friends and professional contacts a lot prior to my move. I was lucky because Vancouver isn’t that far from where I grew up, so I did know a couple of people who moved here prior to my own move, but I wouldn’t call those people friends.

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How To Recover From A Home Fire

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How Does One Even Comfort A Neighbour Who Has Just Suffered This Kind Of Loss? We don’t know those neighbors very well, don’t know their cell phone numbers or how to contact them. How does a person extend empathy in these types of situation? I mailed a letter to them – hopefully they received it.

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How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece

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2010′s The rise of cell phones and smart phones. The events I chose were: 1920′s Charles Lindbergs New York to Paris flight. 1930′s Amelia Earharts disappearance. 1940′s Victory in Japan day. 1950′s I like Ike – his administration started the Interstate highway system. 1960′s First man on the moon.

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How to Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables

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for the Week of December 6-10, 2010- Money Didn’t Grow on Trees Edition. Plus, the yummy flavor of home-grown vegetables cannot be beat. So, will you grow your own organic vegetables this summer? Related posts: The Advantages of Organic Gardening.

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How to Harness the Power of the Wind For Your Home

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As of 2010, nine U.S. And, venture capital is bullish on renewable energy, investing heavily in 2010. America’s wind power industry jumped 15% in 2010, and manufacturers predict exponential growth throughout the decade. states have enacted policy to streamline the permit process for residential installation. Is Wind Expensive?

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

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How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us how they make healthy lunches from home and save. Stepcase Lifehack shares with us tips on how to live with 100 things or less. Aspiring Millionaire tells us how to best sell our home.

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